Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM vs Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM

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EF 35mm f/2 IS USM compared with EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM

	CanonEF 35mm f/2 IS USM	CanonEF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM
Overview
Released
Released	December 2012	November 2017
Optics
Lens type
Lens type	Prime	Prime
Focal length
Focal length	35 mm	85 mm
Maximum aperture
Maximum aperture	f/2	f/1.4
Minimum aperture
Minimum aperture	f/22	f/22
Optical construction
Optical construction	Ten elements in eight groups	Fourteen elements in ten groups
Special elements
Special elements	Glass-moulded aspherical lens according to Canon Camera Museum	High-precision glass-moulded aspherical lens according to Canon
Coatings
Coatings	–	Air Sphere Coating (ASC) according to Canon
Diaphragm
Diaphragm	Eight blades with a circular aperture	Nine blades with a circular aperture
Angle of view
Angle of view	–	28°30′ diagonal, 24° horizontal and 16° vertical
Mount and compatibility
Mounts
Mounts	Canon EF	Canon EF
Image circle
Image circle	Full frame	Full frame
Compatibility
Compatibility	Canon EF cameras with full-frame or APS-C sensors	Canon EF cameras with full-frame or APS-C sensors
Teleconverter support
Teleconverter support	Not compatible with Canon extenders according to Canon UK	Not compatible with Canon extenders according to Canon UK's specification sheet
Adaptor support
Adaptor support	Canon UK confirms EOS M compatibility using the EF-EOS M Mount Adapter	Canon UK confirms EOS M compatibility using the EF-EOS M Mount Adapter
Focus and stabilisation
Autofocus
Autofocus	Yes	Yes
Minimum focus distance
Minimum focus distance	0.24 m	0.85 m
Maximum magnification
Maximum magnification	0.24×	0.12×
Optical stabilisation
Optical stabilisation	Yes	Yes
Autofocus detail
Autofocus detail	Ring USM with full-time manual focus according to Canon UK	Ring USM with full-time manual override according to Canon UK
Focus distance detail
Focus distance detail	Internal focusing with a non-rotating front filter ring according to ePHOTOzine	Internal focusing according to ePHOTOzine
Magnification detail
Magnification detail	Canon UK specifies 0.36–0.60× with EF12 II and 0.79–1.04× with EF25 II extension tubes	Canon UK specifies 0.15–0.26× with EF12 II and 0.33–0.43× with EF25 II extension tubes
Stabilisation detail
Stabilisation detail	Four-stop optical stabilisation according to Canon UK	Four-stop optical stabilisation, tested at 85 mm with EOS-1D X Mark II to CIPA standards according to Canon
Design
Dust and moisture resistant
Dust and moisture resistant	No	Yes
Filter diameter
Filter diameter	67 mm	77 mm
Maximum diameter
Maximum diameter	77.9 mm	88.6 mm
Length
Length	62.6 mm	105.4 mm
Weight
Weight	335 g (better)	950 g
Controls
Controls	AF/MF and stabiliser switches, focus ring, distance window and depth-of-field markings	AF/MF and stabiliser on/off switches, manual focus ring, distance window and depth-of-field markings
Weather resistance
Weather resistance	No weather sealing according to Digital Camera World's exact-model review	Dust and moisture resistance according to Canon UK
Dimensions detail
Dimensions detail	77.9 mm maximum diameter × 62.6 mm length; 335 g according to Canon UK	88.6 mm maximum diameter × 105.4 mm length; approximately 950 g according to Canon
Lens hood
Lens hood	Optional EW-72 hood; Canon UK's actual box list excludes a hood	Supplied ET-83E hood according to Canon UK
In the box
In the box	Lens, E-67II front cap, Lens Dust Cap E and user manual according to Canon UK	Lens, ET-83E hood, E-77II front cap, Lens Dust Cap E, LP1219 pouch and user manual according to Canon UK
Release detail
Release detail	Canon Camera Museum records December 2012 marketing and explicitly identifies the October 1990 EF 35mm f/2 as its predecessor	Canon Camera Museum records November 2017 marketing; a first-sale day is not given